1966 Valiant Signet Convertible Resto

Longgone said
It`s good to see you back to the vert again Dave. Looking good, did you moisten the floor before spraying?

No I did not wet the floor. Did a lot of reading on that issue and do not plan on wetting the floor. Too many potential issues. If I continue to have dust problems a may dampen/mist the floor some.

redfastback said
Allright Dave!!! That orange peel can be sanded/buffed out. Since you aren't in an airtight spraybooth, dust will find its way in. The clear is where it will be fun....that is where fisheyes like to come out of the woodwork, but again they can get buffed out easily. Are you doing the norm of 3 coats paint, 3 coats clear?

This was just the epoxy primer stage so orange peel is not that big a deal. Unreduced epoxy is usually harder to lay flat/slick anyways. The dust on the other hand is an issue I need to get better control of before I shoot base and clear.

The body work I did looks really good with the shiny black epoxy. The epoxy soaked into the filler but that is not a big deal either since it is getting high build primer.

I plan on 3 coats of basecoat or however many coats it takes to get full coverage with Midnight Metallic Blue.

I plan on 3 coats of clear, then I'll wet sand flat with 800, then I'll shoot 3 more coats of clear.

Total 6 coats of clear but at least 2 coats will be sanded off in the end. I'm going for the show car finish if I can accomplish it. I may take the car to a real booth when I get to the BC/CC stage, but renting a booth gets expensive.

Fenders on Saturday :cheers: